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Thoroughbred Placement Resources, Inc. Announces Open House as Part of National Help a Horse Day

Thursday, March 20 2014 by Editor

UPPER MARLBORO, Md., March 7, 2013— Thoroughbred Placement Resources, Inc.

Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs

Tagged under: bridge, contests, entries, equestrian, eventing, hatchaway-bridge-farm, jumper, ponies, riding, show jumping, USHJA, what's happenin'

USG FlexiVest

Thursday, March 20 2014 by Editor

KL Select’s mandate is to feature ‘only the best’, and in line with that philosophy, they now offer the Flexi Protective Vest, nicknamed the “bodyguard”, one of the newest developments from USG (United Sportsproducts Germany). Dorothea Carters, Managing Partner at KL Select, remarked that when researching body protectors, “We were appalled that many of the safety vests on the market today are not ASTM approved or tested, and to avoid that costly testing are marketed as ‘vests’ – which is misleading to the American rider”.

Published in Show World, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: agdf, between the ears, december-2013, dressage, equine, february-2013, horse, inaugural-great, pacer pride, show jumping, tails & trails

Tips for Taking Photos at Indoor Shows

Wednesday, March 19 2014 by Editor

Have you ever tried to take photographs of horses and riders in indoor arenas ? If the arena is poorly lit, many of those photos probably came out dark or blurry. Photographing horse show classes held indoors can be a real challenge, but there are a number of things you can do to help make your photos the best that they can be

Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: between the ears, february-2014, given-horse, governor, hopeful-amateur, horse-history, horse-sidelines, industry, jackie-kennedy, riding, the classic insider, tucker the wunderkind

India Night at The International Polo Club on SidelinesTV

Tuesday, March 18 2014 by Editor

A benefit for The Salvation Tree Foundation hosted by founders Timmy and Laurie Sharma. The Sharma's are the makers of Tuff Rider, Equine Couture, Henri de Rivel among others and have created this foundation to empower their 1200 employees and their families in India. The party was amazing!

Published in Sidelines TV

Tagged under: adobe, chrome, equine-couture, google-account, india-country, robert-jordan, timmy-sharma, web, windows

Grand Champions Wins Inaugural Great Futures Celebrity Polo Match, Raises Money For Boys & Girls Club

Monday, March 17 2014 by Editor

Nacho Figueras (3) of Grand Champions drives downfield with defender Alejandro Novillo Astrada (3) of Piaget closing in. Photo by Scott Fisher WELLINGTON, FL-March 10, 2014— -On a perfect, sun-drenched day for polo, Grand Champions captured the inaugural Great Futures Celebrity Polo Match Sunday at Grand Champions Polo Club. Led by Nacho Figueras, polo’s ambassador and face of Ralph Lauren, Grand Champions (Melissa Ganzi, Marc Ganzi, Nacho Figueras, Nic Roldan) defeated Piaget (Marwan Mohey-el-dien, Jared Zenni, Alejandro Novillo Astrada, Juan Bollini) with a 3-2 victory in the championship final.

Published in Show World, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: beyond the track, classics, notes from the field, november-2012, september-2013, show world, the hopeful amateur, the-barn-book

Trying to express what a beloved mount means to an equestrian is really, really hard.

Monday, March 17 2014 by Editor

In exactly one emotional whirlwind of a month, my life has undergone some tremendous changes. My long-term boyfriend successfully completed and graduated from one long year of intense Army pilot training-something that tested us but made our relationship stronger in the end. I also said goodbye to my lease horse, Bentley, and uprooted my life in small town Alabama to move back to Lexington, KY. I know I have mentioned Bentley in previous blogs but I’ve never fully explained how he came to be mine for one wonderful year and why I made the painful but necessary choice not to purchase him.

Published in The Hopeful Amateur, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: amateur-based, bridge-farm, challenges, perspectives, sidelines, texas, the-challenges, world, young-adult

Kerstie Allen on SidelinesTV

Monday, March 17 2014 by Editor

Undoubtedly the most all around accomplished Equestrian I have had the pleasure to meet. We have a sit down on the tailgate of her pick up truck field side at the International Polo Club. As a side note, she played in the 26 goal semifinals shortly after our interview!